PHL Consulate General in Chicago Showcases PH as Tourism and Investment Destination at International Business Forum and Networking Event
The Philippine Booth at the International Business Forum and Networking Event, Union League Club of Chicago, 2/F Main Lounge, 14 February 2018.
21 February 2018 CHICAGO — The Philippine Consulate General in Chicago attended the International Business Forum and Networking Event organized by the prestigious Union League Club of Chicago and the Office of Foreign Missions on 14 February 2018 at the Club’s place in Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois.
The event gathered Chicago’s foreign trade missions, local officials from the State of Illinois and the City of Chicago, corporate network groups, and think-tanks that cover Illinois and Chicago’s trade, investments, and commercial mainstream.
While at the Event, Philippine Consul General in Chicago Gina Jamoralin also took the opportunity to meet Ecuadorian Consul General Patricia Maza de Pittsford, the Dean of the Chicago Consular Corps, as well as officials from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Illinois’ Department of Commerce, and the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Business school.
The event served to encourage the various foreign consular missions in Chicago to exhibit and promote their respective countries’ trade, investments, and tourism opportunities. Using tourism as its central theme, the Consulate General’s Philippine booth invited guests to join the 12th Ambassadors’ Tour and explore the benefits of investing in the Philippines. The Consulate General’s booth was organized by the Economic Section led by Economic Officer Melchor Lalunio Jr., Cultural Officer Anna Liza Alcantara, and Trade Assistant Jose Erandio. END
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Led by Consul General Gina Jamoralin (2nd from right), Chicago PCG Representatives open the Philippine Exhibition at the International Business Forum and Networking Event, Union League Club of Chicago, 2/F Main Lounge, 14 February 2018. (L to R: Trade and Tourism Assistant Mr. Jose Erandio, Cultural Officer Ms. Anna Liza Alcantara, Deputy Consul General Romulo Victor Israel, and Consul Melchor Lalunio, Jr.).
Consul General Gina A. Jamoralin with Ecuadorian Consul General and Dean of the Chicago Consular Corps, Patricia Maza de Pittsford.
Consul General Gina A. Jamoralin with Deputy Consul General Eni Hartati, Indonesian Consulate General, Chicago.